Adi Godrej is against liquor prohibition

Veteran industrialist Adi Godrej has spoken out against liquor prohibition, saying it won’t work and would be a futile exercise to enforce it.

In response to a question, Godrej favoured state funding of elections in India.

“I am against liquor prohibition,” the Chairman of Godrej Group was quoted by PTI as saying when asked for his views on the issue, with Bihar enforcing prohibition.

“I am not an expert on social issues but it does not work,” Godrej, a former President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) was further quote by PTI as saying.

“Even when America had prohibition, it led to mafia being formed etc. In India also prohibition has not worked. It’s fruitless trying prohibition. I don’t think we should encourage it,” he was quoted by PTI as saying.

In response to a question, Godrej favoured state funding of elections in India.

“Yes. It will reduce corruption in my view,” he was quoted by PTI as saying.